Mantel



2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

(No Model.)

B. BERLINER.

RADIATING MANTEL.

Patented Nov. 1, 1887.

FIGJ- (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. E. BERLINER.

RADIATING MANTEL.

Patented Nov. 1

FIGJV- N. PETERS. Maw-Lithographer. Wnhingtnn. n. C.

NITE TATES EMILE BERLINER, OF XVASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

RADIATING-IVIANTEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,450, dated November1, 1887.

(No model.)

' To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMILE BERLINER, a resi dent of \Vashington, in theDistrict of Columbia, have invented a new and useful Improvement inRadiating-Mantels, which improvement is-fully set forth in the followingspecification.

This invention has reference to the construc tion of mantels, andcomprises certain im provements upon the invention described and claimedin my application for Letters Patent filed December 24, 1886,andnumbered 222,49i. As described in the said application,the 1nan-. tel,which is specially designed for use in connection with open fire-places,is provided with a metal radiating face or front piece extending aboveand onto the sides of the fire-place. This metal face forms the frontwall of a space or spaces which are in direct communi cation with thetire-place. Above the fireplace and back of the radiating-face is ahorizontal partition or deflector, arranged to intercept the smoke andgases in their upward course and deflect them into the spaces behind theface or front piece, through which they pass before escaping to thechimney around the ends ofthe deflector. The face or front piece thusbecomes heated over its entire surface and radiates heat into the room.I have found in practice that with a mantel constructed in accordancewith my invention, while all the vdesirable features attending openfire-places are retained, a large proportion of the heat now wasted iseconomized and utilized.

The present invention comprises certain details of construction whichexperiment has shown to constitute desirable improvements upon theinvention referred to above.

According to the present invention the radiating-sheet (which ispreferably ofsheet metal) is placed behind a wall or slab, which may beof slate or any material ordinarily used in the construction ofinantels. The radiating-sheet therefore heats the air between it and thefront Thus there is asteady sliding shutter or blower, which can bedrawn down to close the fire-place opening when desired. The partitionor deflector extends downwardly at the ends, whereby it answers moreefficiently the purposes for which it was designed; and otherimprovements in details of construction have been made, as hereinafterfully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,Figure I is a front elevation of a mantel constructed in accordance withthe invention; Fig. II, a central vertical section of the mantel andchimney; Fig. III, a partial cross-section on line III, Fig. II; Fig.IV, a view in elevation, partly in section, on line IV, Fig. II, andFig. V a detail of one of the castings.

A represents the metal radiating-face; B,the fire place; O,themantel-shelf. Behind the ra diatingface A are the spaces 1 2,in directcommunication with the fire-place. In front of the radiating sheet A isa slab, A, which forms the front of the mantel. This may be of slate ormarble or other material. A space, 15, is thus formed between sheet Aand front A, and the air thercin,becoming heated, rises and escapes intothe room through openings 16 at the top of the mantel. \Vhen the mantelis used in a dining-room, these hotair openings are useful for warmingplates and dishes.

The rear wall of the smoke passages or spaces 1 2 is a sheet-metalpiece, 17, which is secured to the sheet A by a number of bolts, 18.These bolts serve to support the partition or deflector 3, and they arealso impor tant in preserving the relative positions of the sheets A and17, preventing warping or buckling.

The partition or deflector 3 is extended downward (see Fig. IV) on bothsides of the fire place. The space 1 is thus separated from the sidespaces, or passages by vertical partitions. By this construction agreater amount of heat is intercepted in the space 1, while the productsof combustion pass around and under the ends of the deflector 3. Thencethey pass by way of spaces 2 to the horizontal flue or passage 6, formedbetween the deflector 3 and top piece,'5, and finally pass throughsmoke-hole 7 to the chimney.

The radiating-sheet A is braced by a casting, 19, (shown in perspectivein Fig. V,) which is placed in front of said sheet. This casting isshaped at the bottom to correspond with the fire-place opening. Eachside is turned over, as shown, to form ways or guides for a slidingshutter or blower, 20. This is supported just in front of sheet A bycords or chains 21,passing over pulleys 22, and having at their endscounterbalanceweights 23. This shutter or blower can be drawn down instart ing the fire, and afterward pushed up into the position shown inthe drawings, Fig. II.

Another casting, 24, is placed around the fireplace opening and holdsthe sheet'r'netal back 17 of the smoke flues or spaces 1, 2, and 6against the breast D of the chimney. The casting 24 has at the top abackwardly-projecting flange, 25, which holds in place the end of thesheet-metal chimney-plate 10, by

which the usual communication between the fireplace and chimney is cutoff.

This plate 10 is inclined forward over the grate 13, as in my formerapplication.

The bottom of the chimney is closed by a horizontal sheet, '26,;

which forms, with the rear and side walls of fl re.

This heated air ascends through an} opening in sheet 26 into hot-airpipe 12,\vhich 2 passes up through the smoke-flue 8, and may 1communicatewith a register on the floor above.

Theproducts of combustion ascending through flue 8 impart additionalheat to the air in pipe 12.

It is obviousthat modifications may be made in details of construction,proportions, and j materials without departing from the spirit of theinvention, and that parts of the invention i may be used without thewhole.

Having now fully described my said iuvention, what I claim is- 1. Thecombination of the upright front wall or slab having openings near itstop, the upright radiating-sheet behind said wall or slab, these partsinclosing between them an airspace, and smoke flues or passages directlybehind said -radiating-sheet,so that the latter is heated by theproducts of combustion passing from the fire-place to the chimney, theair passing behind said front wall upward between it and saidradiating-sheet,and finally fire -'place, and the perforatedmantel-shelf 60 forming the top of said air-space,substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination of the upright radiating-sheet extending above andaround the tireplace, the smoke flues or passages in the rear of saidsheet and communicating directly with the fire-place, so that theproducts of combustion pass on their way to the chimney in contact withthe inside of said sheet, and the frame or casting surrounding thefire-place opening and bracing said sheet, substantially as described. V

4. The combination oftheupright radiatingsheet extending above andaround the fireplace, the smoke flues or passages in the rear of saidsheet and communicating directly with the fire-place, and the castingsurrounding the fire-place opening and supporting said sheet, thesidesof the casting being provided with gu-ideways, substantially asdescribed.

5. A fireplace having an upright radiatingsheet extending above and oneach side of the grate, smoke passages directly behind said sheet andcommunicating with the fire-place,

i a deflector behind saidsheet and above the grate for directing theproducts of combustion into said smoke-passages, a rear plate or wall,and bolts supporting said deflector and servingalso to brace saidradiating-sheet, substantially-as described.

In testimony whereof Lhave signed this specification in the presenceoftwo subscribing-witnesses.

EMILE BERLINER.

\Vitnesses:

PHILIP MAURO, C. J. HEDRIOK.

